Young people
Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis

Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis
Fixing the cost of living is vital to help young people overcome the NEETS youth unemployment crisis, writes NEF’s Kamran Malekzai
I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
KFC is putting £1 from every sharing bucket towards funding safe spaces for young people across the UK. Ellie Smith, a youth worker at the KFC Youth Foundation, writes about why this is such an important mission and what more must be done
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Shonagh Marie was encouraged as a young actor by The Big House theatre company. Now she’s giving something back
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’

Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’

‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner

Hip hop star Loyle Carner is cooking up solutions for young people with ADHD at Chilli Con Carner
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table
My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people

My son lost his life doing the right thing. Now I’m fighting for a better future for young people
How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they’re done right

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they’re done right
‘I’m infuriated that young people don’t get a say at elections. The minimum voting age is unfair’
